Chinese UAV/UCAV development

SinoSoldier said:

And expensive to build, and totally worthless unless the PLAAF invests more in AWACS.

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Let's not even consider cost or the logistics and support... Why on earth would you arm what is obviously meant to be a VLO, high speed plane with external weapons that obviously cannot fit inside its tiny airframe which lacks space for a weapons bay? -sigh-

And also it is armed with air-to-ground munitions, which is not what this plane would be designed for.

Just take it as light-hearted cg.

An AEW UAV. Would something this small work or is this a small scale model for something larger?

AssassinsMace said:

An AEW UAV. Would something this small work or is this a small scale model for something larger?

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Is the engine powerful enough to generate electricity for the round plate?

AssassinsMace said:

An AEW UAV. Would something this small work or is this a small scale model for something larger?

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It is said SAC UCAV rolled off the line on December 13th.

escobar said:

It is said SAC UCAV rolled off the line on December 13th.

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Must be this one, they say about to fly.

Schumacher said:

Must be this one, they say about to fly.

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Apparently this showed up at the same demo as the J-31 model... There is a high probability that this is a real project.

siegecrossbow said:

Apparently this showed up at the same demo as the J-31 model... There is a high probability that this is a real project.

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There were one or two other UAVs at that same demo...

But I agree, that particular design looks the most likely to be a real project. It heavily resembles the X-45C and this image from a study considering a large strike ucav of 10mx14m

Considering the recent exploits of X-47B and Neuron, with western military aviation press trumpeting their progress it's going to dampen the parade a little of SAC show off this UCAV of theirs (huitong calls it skybow) within a month or two. Beyond then, the hype around UCAVs will have died down a little.

no_name said:

And also it is armed with air-to-ground munitions, which is not what this plane would be designed for.

Just take it as light-hearted cg.

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Once you have the J-20 directing a squad of these things it could potentially be a game changer.